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One of the things that we’ve been trying to do since starting our diet is to incorporate healthier foods into our diets. Before going on our diets last April, if we were having chicken breast for dinner it was probably either fried by a restaurant or by us. Since April though we’ve tried other methods of cooking them like baking and pan searing. Our favorite way is to put it in a casserole as it makes this Easy Cheesy Chicken and Veggie Casserole a cinch to make.
One of the things that we like about the Easy Cheesy Chicken and Veggie Casserole is how customizable it is. While you need a few base ingredients, how those ingredients come are completely up to the baker. The main ingredients are rice, vegetables, chicken, cream of mushroom soup and cheese. To customize ours we used brown rice instead of white as it’s not part of our diet plan, we used a bag of mixed Green Giant vegetables to make sure we were getting a good mix of veggies, for the cream of mushroom soup we saw this new roasted garlic flavor at the store and decided to pick it up and for the cheese we will sometimes pick up lactose free cheese instead. Not pictured we also bought a box of Green Giant frozen broccoli to go with the mixed vegetable as we wanted a bit more broccoli than what was in this bag.
Even the cheese sprinkled over the top is totally customizable. We chose to sprinkle ours on the top once it came out of the oven and let it melt a bit while it cooled. We did this because we didn’t want all the cheese to be super gooey we wanted some of it to have a bit of firmness to it. If you like a more gooey cheese on top then you can totally add it in the last 5 minutes of cooking. Or you can skip the cheese on top all together if you’d rather have it all mixed in.
I absolutely love how customizable and how easy the Easy Cheesy Chicken and Veggie Casserole is. Once we had all the ingredients together it took us only five minutes to put them into the bowl, stir them around to make sure everything was incorporated and then spread it into a greased casserole dish. Plus, bonus Jonas, as this will feed 4 – 6 people for the Hubs and I that means we get dinner for several nights off of it. Score!
Check out the recipe below and then make sure to head over to the Green Giant site for other recipes.
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I absolutely LOVE chicken casseroles (especially during the winter months!) I love that this recipe incorporates both chicken and veggies, how yummy! I can’t wait to try this out for myself <3
I love easy meals..especially in the colder months. This recipe sounds super yummy, thanks so much for sharing.
That looks so good. I love how easy casseroles are to make.
This is an awesome Cheesy Chicken and Veggie Casserole recipe. It is so easy and it looks amazing. I love making casseroles with the cream of mushroom soup and cheese on top. Awesome giveaway as well. Thanks for sharing.
That is super nice how easily customizable the casserole is. It is always nice when you can really make a recipe your own easily, adding or taking things out as you please.
Great meal for a cold winter night.
This looks so delicious and so easy to make too. A perfect option for dinner here, I have to make.
Wow, this looks so yummy! I normally dont eat brown rice but this dish is tempting with it! My husband would really enjoy this.
That sounds so good! i love easy dinners like this and most of the time they are a big hit with my family!
Nothing like a dinner you can throw together mid-week to satisfy everyone!! Unfortunately I’m dairy free, but I bet this would work with some dairy free cheese!
We actually use the Go Veggie Lactose Free Cheese from Kroger usually and it tastes delicious.
This looks delicious! I am always trying to find new things to cook and this looks like a really good one! I will have to pin it for later so I can try it for myself!
That is just pure comfort food! As soon as I read cheese and chicken, I knew it was going to be yummy!!
Wow this is such a nice and simple dish. I love anything cheese related! And with veggies like broccoli and with chicken, I would love it even more!
I love easy casseroles!! This sounds like a casserole my husband would love.
This looks like a great recipe! Like a chicken pot pie without the crust — which makes it a whole lot more calorie friendly.
You can’t go wrong with chicken, veggies, and cheese! That looks like a wonderful comfort food!
I would try the Egg White Veggie Frittata.
I love chicken and veggie casserole. It is easy and all the kids like it so perfect for my house.
I would like to make the Corn and Black Bean Soup.
Oh what a delicious addtion to #BestOfTheBlogosphere!
This looks so delicious! Love the combination of chicken and vegetables with cheese!
This looks absolutely mouthwatering! I can’t wait to make this for my family later this week.